Mikes Creek
Mikes Creek is a stream in Barry and McDonald counties of the Ozarks of southwestern Missouri.[1]
The headwaters are in western Barry County at 36°43′22″N 94°03′28″W / 36.72278°N 94.05778°W and the confluence with Big Sugar Creek is in McDonald County at 36°37′27″N 94°11′12″W / 36.62417°N 94.18667°W.[1] The source of the stream is in western Barry County to the southeast of Rocky Comfort in northeast McDonald County. The stream flows southwest paralleling Missouri Route U then turns west to its confluence just northwest of Powell.[2]
Some say Mike's Creek was named after an elderly settler named Mike, while others believe the name is a corruption of Michael, the surname of Phillip Michael, a pioneer citizen.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mikes Creek
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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